Process based model sheds light on climate sensitivity of Mediterranean tree-ring width

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 965-972

  Touchan, R ^a   Shishov, V V ^b   Meko, D M ^a   Nouiri, I ^c   Grachev, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE MODELING; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE RING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84863682988     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-965-2012     Document Type: Article

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